UTAH ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UTAH ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

EIN 87-0217405 · Animal-Related (D500)

What they do

UTAHS HOGLE ZOO CREATES CHAMPIONS for WILDLIFE and is OUR COMMUNITYS GATEWAY to ANIMALS, CONNECTING OUR VISITORS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD and ENGAGING THEM IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACTION LOCALLY and WORLDWIDE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $88.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders22 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

82.82%of revenue went to mission work88.6% of expenses · Program services

2.71%of revenue went to fundraising2.9% of expenses

$96.99spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.90%of revenue went to management and office costs8.5% of expenses

$4.16in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

47.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$24,858,255

Mission workProgram services$20,588,30682.82% of revenue88.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,963,8717.90% of revenue8.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$673,5462.71% of revenue2.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,632,5326.57% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$23,225,72393.43% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.6% mission · 8.5% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.43% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.4% mission · 8.3% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.85% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.9% mission · 8.5% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.32% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 89.0% mission · 8.2% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 47.90% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 9.0% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.45% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 6.1% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 6.9% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.80% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.4% mission · 7.2% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.58% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$23,946,177

Expenses$23,225,723

Annual surplus $720,454 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$20,588,306 · 88.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,963,871 · 8.5% of expenses

Fundraising$673,546 · 2.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$23,946,177

Expenses$23,225,723

Assets$96,623,399

Income$24,033,662

Contributions$11,352,425

Mission work (program services)$20,588,306

Fundraising$673,546

Grants given$1,637,292

Average grant$21,831

Management and general$1,963,871

Stocks and bonds$8,724,463

Accounting fees$28,400

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DOUGLAS LUNDPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $451,004Base $364,876 · Other $86,128

CHERYL RUSHTONVP OF FINANCE & CFO · 40 hrs/week $221,813Base $174,697 · Other $47,116

ELIZABETH LARSENVICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $218,081Base $185,410 · Other $32,671

JEFFREY VANEKDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES · 40 hrs/week $173,282Base $132,038 · Other $41,244

DANIEL SMITHDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES · 40 hrs/week $165,233Base $122,599 · Other $42,634

KENT MOYLEDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $163,804Base $132,562 · Other $31,242

ERIKA CROOKDIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH · 40 hrs/week $154,179Base $131,004 · Other $23,175

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (22)

DOUGLAS LUNDPRESIDENT & CEO

CHERYL RUSHTONVP OF FINANCE & CFO

ELIZABETH LARSENVICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS

JEFFREY VANEKDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

DANIEL SMITHDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES

KENT MOYLEDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

ERIKA CROOKDIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH

JERI NEESE PUGHDIRECTOR

TRUDY SIMMONSDIRECTOR

TIFFINI SORCICVICE CHAIR

SAUL WEISSMANTREASURER

PAUL DOUGANDIRECTOR

PATRICK LEARYDIRECTOR

PATRICK HOGLEHOGLE REPRESENTATIVE

LISA LIVSEYSECRETARY

LANCE SQUIREDIRECTOR

JOHN GARFIELDDIRECTOR

AMANDA MCKELLDIRECTOR

HOWARD PARKERDIRECTOR

HEIDI MILLERDIRECTOR

ERIN TAYLORDIRECTOR

BILL HULTERSTROMBOARD CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1954
Location: 2600 E SUNNYSIDE AVE, SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84108-1454
County: Salt Lake
In care of: Cherly Rushton
Primary officer: Cherly Rushton, VP of Finance & CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@hoglezoo.org Phone(801) 584-1778

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LARSON & COMPANY PC
NTEE classification: Animal-Related (D500)
Grant-giving organization: Yes